Im not behind you: Shearer is advising
Newcastle against signing his old enemy
Alan Shearer has reignited his feud with Craig Bellamy by
warning new boss Sam Allardyce to steer clear of re-signing him for
Newcastle. Bellamy has been linked with a return to St James Park
as Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has indicated he will unload the
forward after only a season with the beaten Champions League
finalists.
The new Wales captain was also linked with West Ham, Blackburn,
Juventus and Roma last week but Shearer among those who endured a
tempestuous relationship with the striker during their Newcastle
days remembers his disruptive influence more than most.
The former England captain was also sent abusive text messages by
Bellamy when the latter was eventually sold by Graeme Souness.
Bellamy is alleged to have taunted Shearer with: "Your legs are
gone. Youre too old. Youre too slow," after Newcastles 4-1 FA
Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester United in 2005.
Shearer was said to have shaken visibly with rage and threatened to
"knock his block off". Allardyce has already signed Joey Barton and
Mark Viduka but Shearer fears Bellamy could also be lined up as the
manager is on the verge of being handed substantial funding by new
billionaire owner Mike Ashley.
Shearer said: "I was having a few days away in France with Gary
Speed and Steve Harper and the wives and I picked up a newspaper. I
was having a fantastic day but when I read Bellamy for Newcastle, I
thought I would definitely have to have another drink, so I had
several. "Has no one learned their lesson about signing him? If
only Rafa Benitez had rung me, I wouldve told him exactly what he
was like. I hope there isnt anything in it.
"It would be interesting, especially with Terry McDermott still
here, because there was a scuffle at Anfield when Craig and Terry
were coming down the tunnel."
